Skyrim:Dragon Shouts

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Dragon shouts (a.k.a. The Voice or Thu'um) are phrases of dragon language that can be used to unleash powerful effects. Dragons are naturally able to use dragon shouts, but very few people are able to use them. As the Dovahkiin (dragonblood), you were born with this power. You can use dragon shouts only after completing Dragon Rising in the Main Quest, from which point you can absorb dragon souls when you kill one. You can learn 20 dragon shouts.

To acquire a dragon shout, or strengthen an existing shout:

• Discover and approach a Word Wall to learn a Word of Power.
• Unlock the word by selecting or hovering over it, and pressing Z (PC); (X-Box), or R2 PS3.
  • To unlock a word, you must use a dragon soul that you have absorbed. If you have no dragon souls available, you must kill a dragon and absorb its soul.

When you unlock the first word of a dragon shout, you will unlock its weakest version. Unlocking the shout's second and third words will make it increasingly stronger: of increasing intensity, duration, etc. To use a more powerful version of the shout, hold down the shout button in order to "charge" the shout. Tapping the shout button will unleash the weakest version of the shout; holding it down briefly will release the middle version, and holding it down the longest will unleash the largest of the three versions of the shout. Once the third version of the shout is fully charged, your character will perform the shout automatically (e.g. you don't have to release the shout button).

When you use a shout, some "recharge time" must elapse before you can shout again. After shouting, the outline of your compass will turn blue. The blue color gradually fades from the outside of the compass toward the middle. Once it is white again, you can use another shout. Using stronger versions of a shout generally results in a longer recharge time.

Over the course of the main questline, you can learn 15 Words of Power from several characters. These words are immediately unlocked when you receive them. The initial word for Unrelenting Force is automatically unlocked after you kill Mirmulnir in the Dragon Rising quest.

You will need 44 additional dragon souls to unlock all the remaining words available.

Contents 1 Locating Dragon Shouts 2 Available Dragon Shouts 3 Unavailable Dragon Shouts 4 Notes 5 Bugs 6 Achievements

[edit] Locating Dragon Shouts

Some Words of Power can be learned only at certain points as you progress through the main questline. A few others require access to locations that become accessible only during specific faction quests (see the table below). Most words can be learned anytime by discovering a Word Wall, and their are two methods of actively seeking information on their locations:

If you use a dragon shout in towns, inhabited dungeons or encampments, the Courier may afterwards locate you in an outdoor area and give you a "Letter from a Friend" which will make available a minor quest leading to a Word Wall. The Courier will continue delivering such letters until all currently available Words of Power have been learned. However, you will not receive a new Letter from a Friend until you have completed the quest associated with the previous letter so received.

Once you have completed The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller, you can also ask Arngeir if the Greybeards have found the locations of any Words of Power, and he will direct you to a Word Wall, marking it on your map.

Both methods can be used independently of each other. When you have learned all currently-available words, Arngeir will stop giving locations, and will instead say "all is silent at the moment".

[edit] Available Dragon Shouts

The order in which you visit Word Walls associated with a particular shout does not matter. Word Walls will always give you the first word not already learned for a shout.

Dragon Shout	Word of Power	Translation	Word Wall Location	Recharge Time
Animal Allegiance 0005fc77	A Shout for help from the beasts of the wild, who come to fight in your defense.
	R1N(Raan)	Animal	Ancient's Ascent Angarvunde Ysgramor's Tomb (atop the hill)	50
	M7(Mir)	Allegiance		60
	T4(Tah)	Pack		70
Aura Whisper 0007097b	Your Voice is not a Shout, but a whisper, revealing the life forces of any and all.
	L1S(Laas)	Life	Northwind Summit Valthume Volunruud	30
	Y4(Yah)	Seek		40
	N7(Nir)	Hunt		50
Become Ethereal 00032920	The Thu'um reaches out to the Void, changing your form to one that cannot harm, or be harmed.
	F2M(Feim)	Fade	Ironbind Barrow Lost Valley Redoubt Ustengrav	20
	Z3(Zii)	Spirit		30
	GRON(Gron)	Bind		40
Call Dragon 00046b8c	Odahviing! Hear my Voice and come forth. I summon you in my time of need.
	OD(Od)	Snow	High Hrothgar (all words learned together during The Fallen)	5
	4(Ah)	Hunter		5
	V3NG(Viing)	Wing		300
Call of Valor 0005196a	The valiant of Sovngarde hear your Voice, and journey beyond space and time to lend aid
	HUN(Hun)	Hero	Sovngarde (All words learned together during Dragonslayer)	180
	K1L(Kaal)	Champion		180
	Z8R(Zoor)	Legend		180
Clear Skies 0003cd34	Skyrim itself yields before the Thu'um, as you clear away fog and inclement weather.
	LOK(Lok)	Sky	High Hrothgar (During The Throat of the World)	5
	V4(Vah)	Spring		10
	K8R(Koor)	Summer		15
Disarm 00070981	Shout defies steel, as you rip the weapon from an opponent's grasp.
	ZUN(Zun)	Weapon	Eldersblood Peak Silverdrift Lair Snow Veil Sanctum (quest locked)	30
	H1L(Haal)	Hand		35
	V3K(Viik)	Defeat		40
Dismay 0002395a	And the weak shall fear the Thu'um, and flee in terror.
	F1S(Faas)	Fear	Dead Crone Rock Lost Tongue Overlook Shalidor's Maze	40
	RU(Ru)	Run		45
	M1R(Maar)	Terror		50
Dragonrend 00044250	Your Voice lashes out at a dragon's very soul, forcing the beast to land.
	J8R(Joor)	Mortal	Throat of the World (during Alduin's Bane)	10
	Z4(Zah)	Finite		12
	FRUL(Frul)	Temporary		15
Elemental Fury 00032921	The Thu'um imbues your arms with the speed of wind, allowing for faster weapon strikes.
	SU(Su)	Air	Dragontooth Crater Shriekwind Bastion Statue to Meridia (just uphill to the north-east)	30
	GR4(Grah)	Battle		40
	DUN(Dun)	Grace		50
Fire Breath 0003f9ea	Inhale air, exhale flame, and behold the Thu'um as inferno.
	YOL(Yol)	Fire	Dustman's Cairn (quest locked) Sunderstone Gorge Throat of the World	30
	T8R(Toor)	Inferno		50
	SHUL(Shul)	Sun		100
Frost Breath 0005d16b	Your breath is winter, you Thu'um a blizzard.
	FO(Fo)	Frost	Bonestrewn Crest Folgunthur Skyborn Altar	30
	KR4(Krah)	Cold		50
	D3N(Diin)	Freeze		100
Ice Form 00070980	Your Thu'um freezes an opponent solid.
	3Z(Iiz)	Ice	Frostmere Crypt Mount Anthor Saarthal (quest locked)	60
	SLEN(Slen)	Flesh		90
	NUS(Nus)	Statue		120
Kyne's Peace 0007097e	The Voice soothes wild beasts, who lose their desire to fight or flee.
	K1N(Kaan)	Kyne	Ragnvald Rannveig's Fast Shroud Hearth Barrow	40
	DREM(Drem)	Peace		50
	OV(Ov)	Trust		60
Marked for Death 0007097c	Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and lifeforce are weakened.
	KR3(Krii)	Kill	Autumnwatch Tower Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary (quest locked) Forsaken Cave	20
	LUN(Lun)	Leech		30
	AUS(Aus)	Suffer		40
Slow Time 00048ac9	Shout at time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.
	T3D(Tiid)	Time	Hag's End Korvanjund (quest locked) Labyrinthian (quest locked)	30
	KLO(Klo)	Sand		45
	UL(Ul)	Eternity		60
Storm Call 0007097d	A Shout to the skies, a cry to the clouds, that awakens the destructive force of Skyrim's lightning.
	STRUN(Strun)	Storm	Forelhost Stronghold High Gate Ruins Skuldafn Temple (during The World-Eater's Eyrie)	300
	B4(Bah)	Wrath		480
	QO(Qo)	Lightning		600
Throw Voice 0007097f	The Thu'um is heard, but its source unknown, fooling those into seeking it out.
	ZUL(Zul)	Voice	Shearpoint (All words learned together)	30
	M9(Mey)	Fool		15
	GUT(Gut)	Far		5
Unrelenting Force 00013e07	Your Voice is raw power, pushing aside anything - or anyone - who stands in your path.
	FUS(Fus)	Force	Bleak Falls Barrow High Hrothgar (during The Way of the Voice) High Hrothgar (during The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller)	15
	RO(Ro)	Balance		20
	D4(Dah)	Push		45
Whirlwind Sprint 0002f7ba	The Thu'um rushes forward, carrying you in its wake with the speed of a tempest.
	WULD(Wuld)	Whirlwind	Dead Men's Respite High Hrothgar (during The Way of the Voice) Volskygge (atop the hill)	20
	N4(Nah)	Fury		25
	KEST(Kest)	Tempest		35

[edit] Unavailable Dragon Shouts

A few shouts are used only by NPCs or dragons:

• Alduin has a dragon shout named "Dragon Storm Call". It is similar to Storm Call, but it calls forth a meteor storm instead of a lightning storm and the sky turns red instead of stormy grey. Clear Skies has been known to cause it to end prematurely.

• Alduin has another shout called "ResurrectionShout" that resurrects dead dragons. The dragon soul will rebuild the dragon's Body. Its words of power are 'Slen Tiid Vo'. Its translation is Flesh Time (Opposite of). It should be noted that player can learn the words Tiid (time) and Slen (Flesh), showing that words can be part of different shouts.

• The soul-snare mist created by Alduin in Sovngarde is technically not a dragon shout, but a script. It creates a mist where Alduin hides and feeds upon the trapped souls. Its words of power are 'Ven Mul Riik', which translate to 'Wind Strong Gale'.

• The shout used by Tsun to send the player back to Nirn from Sovngarde is another unavailable shout. Its words of power are Nahl Daal Vus; its translation is 'Living Return Nirn'.

• The shouts used by dragons are different versions of the shouts used by the player and NPCs.

• There is also a shout that the Greybeards use to create ethereal target practice dummies for your shout practice. It is Fiik Lo Sah, which is translated as 'Mirror Deceive Phantom'. It is another shout unavailable to you. However, it can be unlocked using the console command psb. The shout was apparently intended to be usable by the player, as it is voiced for all races.

• During the learning of Whirlwind, one of the Greybeards (Borri) opens the gate doors using a shout called "Bex". This is also a shout unavailable to the player.

[edit] Notes

• You can absorb one dragon soul without fighting a dragon after finishing the quest The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller.
• If a dragon shout has been used in a city while there are no hostile opponents present, guards will run up to the player as if trying to arrest him/her and will warn the player to stop, complaining that the villagers are getting nervous; however, there are no other consequences, regardless of the dialogue option chosen or whether you continue to shout.

[edit] Bugs

• There is a glitch where Arngeir will not give you the option to ask him for words of power.

• Sometimes, the word will not appear on the wall, leaving you unable to learn the entire shout. There does not appear to be a fix for this; even loading from a previous save will not cause the word to appear. You will hear the background music/chanting, and the sound that plays when you learn a word will play and some of the associated visual effects may even be present, but you will not learn the word. The chanting/background music will continue to play every time you visit the site.it is possible that the word will become available at the wall if the area is left unvisited for a long period of time.
  • One fix is using the console command player.teachword wordid -- however, this will not finish the quest. For the teachword command, you need the id of each shout individual word of power, not the id posted in the table here, and they can be found by browsing to each shout individual page.
    • Using the command SetStage FreeFormHighHrothgarA 20 will end the quest given by Arngier and allow you to acquire another one normally. This only ends the quest. You will still need to use the teachword command to learn the shout.

• Some of the sound files do not match the words of some shouts. For example, the female Khajiit voicing for "Marked For Death" is only "Krii!" for the single tap version (one word) - the 3 word version comes out "Yun Lud Aus!" instead.

[edit] Achievements

Achievements related to dragon shouts are:

• Dragon Soul (10 points/Bronze) — Absorb a dragon soul
  • This achievement is unlocked during Dragon Rising, since it is the first quest where a dragon can be killed.
• Dragon Hunter (20 points/Bronze) — Absorb 20 dragon souls
  • Any twenty dragons can be killed to obtain this achievement.
  • You can track your progress towards this shout using the "Dragon Souls Collected" statistic, on the Magic page of your journal's General Stats.
• Words of Power (10 points/Bronze) — Learn all three words of a shout
  • Most players will unlock this achievement at the end of The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller, when the final word of Unrelenting Force is learned from the Greybeards. However, it can also be unlocked by visiting all three word walls for any given dragon shout.
• Thu'um Master (40 points/Silver) — Learn 20 shouts
  • To unlock this achievement, one word of each of the twenty available shouts must be unlocked (learning any twenty different words of power is not sufficient).
  • It cannot be unlocked until the Main Quest is completed, because several of the shouts are only learned as part of the Main Quest — and one shout (Call of Valor) is only learned at the completion of the final quest, Dragonslayer.
  • The other shout that is easy to miss for this achievement is Throw Voice, since it can only be learned in one location, Shearpoint.
  • You can track your progress towards this shout using the "Shouts Unlocked" statistic, on the Magic page of your journal's General Stats.